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tiol the buikllnf,” t» Mid, adding tamed the lockt “ttute or

ln'ichamtd four" timet* moat recently on March 29. And Smith said the window at the tranamltter la boarded up becauae a thief broke in and Hole ioim equipment. In an unrelated incident* Smith said a playback operator was assaulted white working at the transmitter, but the assailants didn't steal any-

thing.

City and county police verified the owner's claims. The Indianapolis Police Depanmem said two separate burglaries were reported by Channel 11 on Aug. It, 1990

and April i, 1991.

And where are the employees? Many of the 18 fun and pan-time employees at the station arid they left because management did not pay them, a charge Jackson vehe-

mently denies.

"The people who have left here have been compensated if they were on payroll," he said. He said there are still "two or three" people employed at Channel 11, but former employees suspect Jackson and Smith are the only two left. William Wllcher, who produced Channel 11 's "Naptown Rap Videos" and "Naptown Live" for broadcast under Dub Boy Telepro-

Lee Jacfcaon ductions, said management severed their relationship with him after WTTV-Channel 4 offered to pick up one of the popular shows. Wllcher said hid two shows alone generated between $10,000 to

$15,000 in advertising sales a month, but Channel 11 never invested a dime in the programs. Mahrdt Properties owns the building and grounds and leases the space monthly to Channel 11,

owner Kurt Mahrdt said. Channel 11 's been behind in rent paymenu before, but Mahrdt's allowed them to pay what they could, when they could. Now, he said, 'If they're unable to put something together soon, I’m going to have to put up a 'for sale' sign and find a buyer for the property." Some employees claim the unexplained break-ins —- where there was no forced entry—missing equipment and stolen files were all the result of mismanagement "He (Jackson) couldn’t even tell police who had keys to the building," a former employee said. Jackson believes the thefts and other incidents, like signal jamming and employee harassment were a message of sons: pressure on him to sell the tiny $2 million dollar facility, so a new owner could change its format. “It’s beyond random chance that the break-ins were coincidence. A lot of investors want to change our direction, or buy us outright." With all of the financial woes, Jackson remains optimistic about Channel 11 's future. "I've put over $300,000, every penny that I had, into this. Ood willing, it will survive."

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about police-community relations, had been following Veal on a tip he had an un- thrown rocks damaged two TV news vehicles

“I don't want to confine people shooting at registered handgun in his 1979 blue Chevrolet in the area. In addition, police said the crowd

police with police-community relations. There truck. Police said Wilson found the .25-caliber shouted insults and threats of retaliation for is no excuse for shooting at a police officer. 1 revolver and arrested Veal, who had pulled Powell's death. Four police officers were in-

would never excuse it as police-community over in front of his family's residence. How- jured in the incident,

relations," Annee said. ever, Veal said he neverhad a gun and that after in the second clash Sunday, police said

The controversy surrounding the Powell he was placed in the police patrol car, Wilson Shawn Harney, 22, fired two gunshots at them

shooting is compounded by allegations Sharp, called for unneeded assistance. at about 2:40 a.m. as they performed catdiopul40, has ties to the New Order, a racist hate- Police said Veal’s sister and two brothers monary resuscitation on shooting victim Kevin group formeriy known as the American Nazi emerged from the residence and began strug- A. Williams, 23, in the 2300 block of N.

Party, and the National Socialist White People's gling with Wilson, as well as three other patrol- Delaware Street.

Party. According to Alan S. Katchen, regional men. Witnesses give a different account. A large unruly crowd had gathered around director of the Anti-Defamation League of They told The Recordtr about 15 police cars the officers and began fighting them, police B'nai B'rith, Sharp owned a post office box arrived, including the police canine unit. And said. Williams was pronounced dead on arrival

that in 1983 was used as the return address for the neighborhood crowd of 200 that had gath- at Wishard Memorial Hospital,

a neo-Nazi group. Sharp has said the shooting ered was told to leave. “One of them said, ‘Go Harney, of the 2400 block of N. Central was accidental. home, if you've got one and to get the hell of Avenue, was arrested later and charged with

Gradison said relations are tense because the street,"'neighbor Louise Day, 65, recalled, three counts of attempted murder and police rc-

the community has not seen resolution efforts "And they (more police) just kept coming." covered a .38-caliber handgun from the resi-

Witnesses said police ran up on the Veal’s dence.

porch unprovoked and began beating brothers Also arrested in Sunday's confrontation were Ed, 28, and Keith. 20, over the head with flash- Ernest L. Patterson, 30, of the 500 block of lights. Massachusetts Avenue; Calvin A. Smith, 19, They charged police with spraying a chemi- ofthe 2300 block of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Amerlcansbeganabout 11p.m. Thursday when cal repellem in a seven-year-old’s face. "I was Street; and Kenneth Mack, 28, of the 1800 Patrolman Lawrence W. Wilson stopped Char- so upset. As old as 1 am 1 had never seen block of N. Harding Street. The three men face les P. Veal Jr.,24, for making an improper turn anything like that," Day said. assoned charges of resisting arrest, intimidain the4000btockof N. College Avenue. Wilson None of the onlookers joined the melee, but tion, disorderly conduct and battery.

by police. "Police have no credibility because they have been allowed to investigate themselves and they are always exonerated," Gra-

dison said.

The first clash between police and African

Thomas nominated for court post

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nal defendants and suspects, docket did not include cases on son Jr. of the U.S. District Court in was appointed only because of his Marshall was the last liberal left on such divisive topics as abortion, Washington D.C. hailed the ap- race. "1 think a lot worse things can the Supreme Court after William affirmative action and religion, pointment as a “pleasant surprise.” be said. I disagree with that But Brennan retired last year. The court’s next term could Robinson praised Thomas as "a I'll live with it.” Marshall was nominated to the include all three iuues. The ad- very hard-wotking person...he’ll During his Senate confirmation court by President Lyndon B. ministnttion hopes to have its new be very conscientious," he said, hearings for the appeals court Johnson in 1967. Prior to that, he justice confirmed before the court The conservative Concerned judgeship, Thomas was criticized had served as Johnson's solicitor convenes in October. Women for America also praised by some civil rights groups that

general and as chief lawyer for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. As a lawyer, Marshall delivered the argumenu in the landmark case that overturned the “separate but equal" segregation policy in

Bush said he hadn't asked Thomas his views on abortion, but it loomed as a flashpoint in the con-

firmation hearings.

the nomination. Thomas epito- accused him of being lax as head mizes “the type of jurist worthy of of the EEOC in enforcing anti-bias serving on the highest court in the laws to protect the aged and miland," said Beverly LaHaye, the norities. But most liberal interest organization's president. On the groups decided not to contest the

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nouncement, one of the Senate's liberal side, Anhur Kroppof People nomination.

America’s public schools, Brown most liberal Democrats, Howard for the American Way called the vs. Board of Education of Topeka. Metzenbaum of Ohio, said he choice “troubling" because Tho-

"The Supreme Court has lost a would press Thomas hard during mas has “a dismal record on civil

hero," said Sen. Joseph Biden, D- the confirmation hearings on his rights."

Del. “1 hope the president will view on abortion. Thomas was asked what he

Chief Judge Aubrey E. Robin- would say to those who said he

nominate a replacement who is worthy of this great man’s place

on the court"

U.S. Rep. William Orey.D-Pa., said Marshall la "one of the giants of the 20th century." Conservatives had a 6*3 working majority on most issues in the Just-concluded term, although the

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